Bird's Anatomy

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Across
  1. 4. These provide a light but tough covering, and keep birds warm in cold conditions. They also help the birds to fly.
  2. 7. a bill is an external anatomical structure of birds that is used for eating, killing prey, fighting and feeding young
  3. 8. The forward area of a bird's upper side sandwiched between the nape and the start of the back.
  4. 9. The sides of a bird are located between the underside of the wings and the abdomen
  5. 10. the patch above the tail and low on the back
Down
  1. 1. This feature is found on the heads of some bird species. It is a stripe which runs from the base of the bird's beak above its eye, finishing somewhere towards the rear of the bird's head.
  2. 2. one of a set of feathers which, as the name implies, cover other feathers
  3. 3. a flap or lobe of flesh, often of a vivid colour, that hangs often from the chin or throat
  4. 5. The part of a bird's leg between what appears to be a backward-facing 'knee'. It is the part of the leg of a bird below the thigh.
  5. 6. claws or feet of birds of prey such as owls, eagles and hawks